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Caitanya-caritāmṛta 9.347

bahu nṛtya-gīta kaila premāviṣṭa hañā pāṇḍā-pāla āila sabe mālā-prasāda lañā
[bahu nritya-geeta kaila premaavishta hanaa paandaa-paala aaila sabe maalaa-prasaada lanaa]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bahu nṛtya-gīta kaila premāviṣṭa hañā pāṇḍā-pāla āila sabe mālā-prasāda lañā
In ecstatic love Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu danced and chanted. At that time all the attendants and priests came to offer Him a garland and the remnants of Lord Jagannātha’s food.

Those who are priests engaged in Lord Jagannātha’s service are called pāṇḍās or paṇḍitas, and they are brāhmaṇas. The attendants who look after the temple’s external affairs are called pālas. The priests and attendants went together to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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